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Texas farmers fear an immigration measure moving through the Republican-dominated House of Representatives could make it much harder to recruit agricultural workers from Mexico and elsewhere outside the United States. …

Congressman Ron Paul’s Iowa campaign announced today that it will begin a national outreach campaign to woo supporters from the agricultural industry. The Farmers for Ron Paul coalition includes key Iowa-based supporters from the agricultural sector.
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Rep. Lamar Smith has proposed legislation that would require all employers to check the immigration status of new hires — but what he paints as common sense legislation has met with opposition on the right.

Smith lauds the bill for providing employment opportunities for Americans — but opponents say it will lead to big government and could hurt the economy.

Obama food safety chief and former Monsanto lawyer Michael R. Taylor today defended the FDA’s sting operations and armed raids against raw milk producers, including Pennsylvania Amish farmer Dan Allgyer, who is facing an injunction for selling milk across state lines. None of Allgyer’s milk was contaminated. The agency’s actions are likely to put him out of business.

Texas Rep. Ron Paul has introduced legislation permitting raw milk producers to sell their product. The Lake Jackson Republican decries the FDA actions as government tyranny that violates the liberties guaranteed Americans by the Bill of Rights.

POINT: “Drinking raw milk is dangerous and shouldn’t be consumed under any circumstances,” said Dara A. Corrigan, associate commissioner for regulatory affairs at the FDA. “FDA has warned the defendant on multiple occasions that introducing raw milk into interstate commerce is in violation of federal law.”

COUNTERPOINT: “Many Americans have done their own research and come to the conclusion that unpasteurized milk is healthier than pasteurized milk,” said Rep. Ron Paul, R-Lake Jackson. “These Americans have the right to consume these products without having the federal government second-guess their judgment or thwart their wishes.”